Ralph Lee Sampson Jr.
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-4 ▪ Weight: 228 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia
High School: Harrisonburg in Harrisonburg, Virginia
College: University of Virginia
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1983 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1983
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2012 (Full List)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | .310 | .000 | .667 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 4 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | .556 | .500 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |
| Road | 6 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | .200 | .000 | .750 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 10 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | .310 | .000 | .667 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Loss | 9 | 0 | 104 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | November | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| December | 8 | 0 | 93 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 20 | .308 | .000 | .667 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .500 | .750 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Tuesday | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .667 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Friday | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Saturday | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Reserve | 10 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 | .310 | .000 | .667 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | .333 | .000 | 20.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | |
| 10-19 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .333 | .750 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | .273 | .000 | .500 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 1 Day | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | .273 | .000 | .500 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| 2 Days | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| 3+ Days | 2 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .625 | .750 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 4 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | .600 | .500 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Western | 6 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | .158 | .000 | .750 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Central | 4 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | .600 | .500 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Midwest | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .111 | .000 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Pacific | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .200 | .000 | .750 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Chicago | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .667 | .500 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .667 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .500 | .750 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 13.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |||